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VA Health Care Upstate New York (VISN 2)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 7, 2011. Also cited in 132 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000060636, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 02 Canandaigua, NY
Issue:
A Buffalo Regional Office (RO) employee sent a Veteran's C-file to Rochester Outpatient Clinic because the Veteran was having an exam there. The exam was completed and references the claim file; therefore, the files was in Rochester at the time of the exam. Rochester OPC states that they returned the file to the Buffalo RO via UPS; however, the file was never received in Buffalo. Rochester OPC does not have a tracking number available. Update: 04/07/11:One Veteran will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Procedures put in place to track documents sent to Regional Benefits Office staff.